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I may be wrong, but I think the title of the poem is Daffodils. Can anyone confirm either way? Deb 17:23, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
i wandered lonley as a cloud is the name
If so, shouldn't the Wikisource link be called by the same name?-- 84.12.21.104 22:16, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
Is there a source for the claim that Wordsworth's first choice of words was "lonely as a cow"?
And...the last paragraph states "The effect that the song had on the poet..." What song, exactly? Joyous | Talk 16:58, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
The commentary section is a verbatim copy of SparkNotes' section on the poem. Copyright infringement? 83.147.171.12 17:01, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
I believe that reference to the poem as "The Daffodils" is in fact often used, as apposed to only in anthologies, and I would think that including that in a disambiguation page or in at least the search would be helpful for those who use this name for it. But I am not sure, and I am not knowledgable to know how or even if I can acomplish any of this. First, lets confirm this. Greenmanperil 23:12, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
There is a parody of this poem by Leunig which criticizes Australian Parliament, I'm unable to find a link for it. Anyone know where to find it? D-Ozols 07:08, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
"The inspiration for the poem may have been a walk he took with his sister Dorothy around Glendale, near their house in the Lake District. It may also have been nearby Glencoyne Bay....Dorothy later wrote in reference to this walk: When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park, we saw a few daffodils..."
First of all, their home was at Dove cottage in Grasmere - where does Glendale come from? - it appears to be a valley in Northumberland or a place in the Isle of Sky from the link. Secondly, Dorothy said they were walking near Gowbarrow Park which is near Ullswater, not Grasmere, so it would appear that the first reference (which actually says near Grasmere) is wrong. Can anyone cast any light on this? If not I'll change it. Richerman ( talk) 00:55, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
This is about semantics. This is about logic. This is about the use of what Wiki MOS calls "weasel words". This is about the enforced use of weaselly terms so as to avoid what policing editors label POV or "Peacock statements".
It is usually considered Wordsworth's most famous work.[3]
In this instance "is usually considered" is weaselly waffle. However, as soon as it is removed, the words "most famous work" will be challenged as "POV" or "Peacock statement".
You can't win. You either write something totally ridiculous, in order to conform, or you tell it like it is, and then fight to maintain it.
Is Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian man the most famous drawing in the world, parodied by the Simpsons, by Garfield, and by every student with a wall, a piece of chalk and a camera? It the Eiffel Tower the most famous landmark in Paris? Is Marilyn Monroe the most famous screen goddess of the 20th century?
Challenge the banality that demands the illogical insertion of a meaningless phrase "is generally considered'' before the word "famous"! Be daring! Scrap the stupid and meaningless conventions of Wkipidia that get in the way of stating that what is beyond doubt Wordsworth's most famous poem, is in fact just that! The reference that is given doesn't state that it is "considered famous". Find several more reference that label it his "most famous" and give them all.
Amandajm ( talk) 04:53, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
I suggest to restore an infobox as in 2012, -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:15, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
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Between is a preposition. Prepositions take objects. Text should be “between him” not “between he.” Cordelia15 ( talk) 13:36, 3 May 2023 (UTC)